Retired
Navy Adm. Stanley Roger Arthur will be presented with an honorary Doctor
of Military Science during the Friday, September 5, 2003, dress military
parade in recognition of his service to The Citadel Board of Visitors'
Advisory Council. Parade begins at 4:20 p.m. on Summerall Field.

"The
words vision, courage and excellence aptly describe Admiral Stanley Roger
Arthur, a man whose extraordinary naval career and subsequent business
endeavors have set an example for all who strive to lead through service
to others," his honorary degree states.

Arthur,
a native of San Diego, Calif., spent 38 years in the Navy. In Vietnam,
he flew more than 500 combat missions, earning 11 Distinguished Flying
Crosses. In Operation Desert Storm, he commanded the U.S. Seventh Fleet
and the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command - a role that required him to
assemble the largest allied armada since World War II. Arthur had responsibility
for the tactical movements of more than 96,000 Navy and Marine Corps personnel
and 130 U.S. Navy and allied ships.

Before
his retirement from the Navy in 1995, Arthur served as vice chief of naval
operations. His numerous decorations include the Navy Distinguished Service
Medal (3), the Legion of Merit (4 including 1 with Combat "V"),
the Distinguished Flying Cross (11), the Meritorious Service Medal, the
individual Air Medal (4), the Strike/Flight Air Medal (47), and the Navy
Commendation Medal (2 including 1 with Combat "V").

Arthur
joined Lockheed Martin in 1996, and within three years became president
of Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control - Orlando with overall responsibility
for the development and production of such advanced combat weapons as
night vision targeting systems, anti-armor missiles and a new generation
of cruise missiles.

Arthur
holds a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics from Miami University, a Bachelor
of Science in Aeronautical Engineering from the United States Naval Postgraduate
School and a Master of Science in Administration from George Washington
University.